“Brothers & Sisters” Episode 210 Recap: “Feast of the Epiphany”

Holly: What are you doing here?
David: You know I really enjoyed seeing you a few weeks ago. I thought you were going to call me.

Over Rebecca’s protests, Holly basically kicks David out of the house. Rebecca can tell something is up and asks her Mom to explain the history she shared with David. Holly refuses to discuss it.

Cut to a hotel room where Robert is trying out shirt and tie combos and mentally preparing for his “town hall meeting” with angry war vets.

McAllister: I don’t know how I’m going to stand up in front of a bunch of veterans and try to explain something I’m not sure I can explain to myself.
Kitty: Aw, honey you know what? You just have to be honest. You just have to tell the truth.

There’s some irony here because McAllister hasn’t been completely honest with Kitty about not wanting to have any more kids.

Kitty: Sometime before we die I’d really like to have…
McAllister: Have sex?
Kitty: Yeah!
McAllister: That’d be great
Kitty: Because I really wanna start trying…
McAllister: New positions?
Kitty: No. Having a baby.

This elicits a pained expression from McAllister. Apparently he had his heart set on new positions. Hey, here’s one: maybe Kitty can hide under the bed while he has it on with the bellboy.

Cut to Kevin’s apartment where Justin is perusing an Abercrombie & Fitch catalog. Sort of a cliché, but I guess I should be relieved that it’s not International Male.

Justin: Uh, not that I don’t love thumbing through gay porn… I’m sorry, male clothing catalogs… But what am I doing here, bro?
Kevin: Be nice or I’ll put you on the mailing list.

The doorbell rings and Kevin lets Tommy in. Turns out Kevin has tricked his two brothers into a face to face meeting. Either that or Uncle Saul isn't the only other family member secretly into "male clothing catalogs".

Both Tommy and Justin are all like, “I’m outta here.” and “This is ridiculous” but Kevin shushes them and explains that Nora is on the verge of finding out about the whole Lena brouhaha and if they want to avoid that particular can of worms then they both need to show up at the family dinner on Saturday and pretend that everything is hunky dory between them.

Kevin: Besides, You’re trying to patch things up with Julia, right?
Tommy: Right
Kevin: And you’re not seeing Lena any more, right?
Justin: (lying) Right.
Kevin: So what’s the problem?

Both Tommy and Justin agree to go to Nora’s dinner

Cut to the start of McAllister’s town hall meeting He is facing an audience of disgruntled war veterans. It’s a collection of cantankerous old coots in "Go Army!" caps and younger soldiers on crutches and in wheelchairs. Travis introduces him and McAllister takes the podium to very tepid applause. This must have been what Rumsfeld’s last trip to Iraq was like.

McAllister doesn’t even bother trying to give a speech. Instead he starts taking questions about that infamous helicopter rescue incident. The veterans in the room basically call him out for initially trying to abandon men on the ground and then — once his co-pilot forced them to land (and conveniently died) — taking credit for being a hero.